Canajoharie, NY c.1905 Erie Canal, RR Tracks, Telegraph Openwire Line

By Joe Maurath, Jr.; posted August 27, 2015

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No doubt this was a main railroad route and I believe it is to this day. The telegraph line that pararelled it will give you some idea of what the pole construction along it 110 years ago looked like. It is quite possible this openwire route was a part of primary east-west telegraph connections and likely was upgraded with (several per pole) ten-pin crossarms in the teens.

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